Q. In general, do you think the Federal Budget, will be good or bad for?

Total good

Total bad

Very good

Good

Neither good nor bad

Bad

Very bad

Don’t know

People who are well off

51%

5%

22%

29%

30%

4%

1%

14%

Australian business

45%

8%

9%

36%

32%

7%

1%

16%

The economy overall

38%

17%

6%

32%

31%

13%

4%

14%

First home-buyers

31%

18%

5%

26%

36%

10%

8%

14%

Australian families

25%

32%

3%

22%

31%

24%

8%

12%

Older Australians

25%

30%

3%

22%

31%

21%

9%

14%

Job seekers

23%

30%

4%

19%

34%

20%

10%

12%

Average working people

22%

36%

3%

19%

30%

25%

11%

12%

Primary/secondary students

21%

24%

3%

18%

39%

17%

7%

16%

People on lower incomes

20%

41%

4%

16%

27%

24%

17%

12%

You personally

18%

32%

4%

14%

39%

21%

11%

11%

University students

12%

49%

3%

9%

26%

30%

19%

13%

51% thought that the budget would be good for people who are well off. Only 43% of Liberal/National voters thought this, compared to 67% of Greens voters and 63% of ALP voters.

Only 12% thought that the budget would be good for University students. 22% of Liberal/National voters thought the budget would be good for University students, compared to 6% of ALP voters and 8% of Greens voters.